PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Borisov (ranked 2857 p4p, 3742 weight class) and Robin Ohlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 380 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Borisov
vs
Ohlsson

177 cm
25
162
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
161
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Sakura Style

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Ohlsson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov is looking to clinch.

Borisov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Borisov misses with a punch to the body.
Ohlsson blocks a body shot from Borisov.

Borisov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ohlsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Borisov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Ohlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Ohlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ohlsson working Borisov over with knees to the body.
Ohlsson landing knees to the body.
Ohlsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Borisov has double underhooks.
Ohlsson blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohlsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Borisov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ohlsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Borisov misses with some punches.
Ohlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ohlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ohlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Borisov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ohlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ohlsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Borisov avoids the damage to the body.
Borisov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borisov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Ohlsson.
Good body shot from Borisov.
Ohlsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Borisov is stalling here.
Borisov misses with a punch to the body.
Borisov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Borisov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Borisov scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ohlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borisov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borisov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borisov misses with a straight right.
Borisov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ohlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sergei Borisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Borisov drives through and clinches with Ohlsson against the cage.
Borisov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ohlsson.
Ohlsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borisov avoids it.
Ohlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borisov tries a body shot but Ohlsson blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Borisov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Borisov avoiding damage as Ohlsson throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov tries to stall but Ohlsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Borisov misses with the head strike.
Ohlsson blocking some punches.
Borisov keeps control of Ohlsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Ohlsson.
Borisov misses with the head strike.
Borisov lands a body punch.
Ohlsson blocking some punches.
A short right from Borisov.
Good body shot from Borisov.
Ohlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Borisov.
Ohlsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borisov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ohlsson blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov tries to throw a body punch but Ohlsson avoids it by throwing Borisov back against the cage.
Borisov lands a shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Borisov for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Borisov has Ohlsson pushed against the cage.
Borisov working aggressively here.
Ohlsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Borisov avoids the damage to the body.
Borisov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ohlsson.
Borisov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ohlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergei Borisov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Borisov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ohlsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Ohlsson.

Borisov has managed to clinch.
Borisov misses with some punches.
Borisov has Ohlsson pushed against the cage.
Borisov lands a left hand.
Borisov stalling against the cage.
Borisov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ohlssons head.
Ohlsson is looking to control Borisov's arms but Borisov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ohlsson has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Borisov.
Sergei Borisov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Borisov.
Ohlsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borisov is keeping busy.
Borisov looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ohlsson.
Ohlsson being controlled against the cage.
Ohlsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Borisov taking a breather.
Borisov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ohlsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borisov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borisov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ohlsson backwards.
Borisov slowing the pace effectively.
Borisov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borisov tries a body shot but Ohlsson blocks it.
Borisov scores with a hook to the body.
Borisov blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov has a couple of punches blocked by Ohlsson.
Borisov lands a body shot.
Borisov stalling the fight.
Borisov blocks a body shot from Ohlsson.
Ohlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Borisov is defending well for now.
A short left from Borisov.
Ohlsson is trying to push Borisov away but Borisov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ohlsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ohlsson is breathing heavily.
Borisov stalling in the clinch.
Ohlsson letting Borisov take a breather here.
A short right from Borisov.
Borisov scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Borisov.
Ohlsson is stalling here.

Ohlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohlsson is looking to clinch but Borisov is avoiding it.

Borisov moves into the clinch successfully.
Borisov scores with a hook to the body.
Borisov stalling.
Borisov avoiding damage as Ohlsson throws knees to the body.
Borisov misses with the head strike.

Ohlsson breaks the clinch.
Borisov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ohlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Borisov circles away.
Ohlsson misses with a double jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Borisov tries a body shot but Ohlsson blocks it.
Ohlsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohlsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borisov blocks an uppercut.
Borisov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Borisov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ohlsson can do to turn this around?
Borisov has Ohlsson pressed against the cage.
Borisov managing to block the knees to the body from Ohlsson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ohlsson fails to land.
Borisov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Borisov stalling.
Borisov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Borisov throws a head punch that misses.
Borisov lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borisov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ohlsson controls his hands.
Ohlsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ohlsson blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Borisov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Borisov tries to clinch there but Ohlsson circles away.
Ohlsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Ohlsson pushes Borisov up against the cage in a clinch.
Borisov taking a breather.
Ohlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borisov's elbow.
Ohlsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Borisov won't allow it.

Borisov manages to break the clinch.
Ohlsson wants to clinch.
Borisov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Ohlsson.
Ohlsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borisov wants to clinch but Ohlsson slips to the side
and Ohlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ohlsson lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov wants to clinch up but Ohlsson keeps it at a distance.
Borisov wants to clinch.

Borisov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ohlsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Borisov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ohlsson or not.
Borisov misses with a punch to the body.
Borisov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borisov avoiding damage as Ohlsson throws knees to the body.
Borisov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borisov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borisov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borisov lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ohlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borisov throws a lazy right hand but Ohlsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ohlsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ohlsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ohlsson clinches.
A short body shot lands from Borisov as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Borisov on the inside.
Ohlsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Borisov - that landed with a thud.
Ohlsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ohlsson tries to circle away but Borisov has him pinned against the cage.
Borisov has Ohlsson pressed against the cage, preventing Ohlsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Borisov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Borisov stalling.
Ohlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohlsson blocks an uppercut.
Borisov lands a nice uppercut.
Borisov misses with the head strike.
Borisov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ohlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borisov scores with a shoulder strike.
Borisov scores with a hook to the body.
Borisov effectively controlling the action here.
A nice left hand lands by Borisov.
Borisov lands a shoulder strike.
Ohlsson being controlled against the cage.
Borisov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ohlsson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Borisov.
Borisov lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Borisov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borisov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borisov lands with a short shot to the head.
Borisov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Borisov lands an uppercut.

Ohlsson is rocked!
Borisov is struggling to control the position.
Borisov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Borisov effectively controlling the action here.
Borisov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ohlsson up against the cage.
Borisov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Borisov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borisov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Sergei Borisov!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Sergei Borisov!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Sergei Borisov!

Sergei Borisov wins by unanimous decision!